OK, but does that mean the story naturally should have ended there, or that Shueisha should have given him a longer schedule? I think the OP's question pertains to personal taste over what worked best as an ending, not whether or not the schedule was reasonable.
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The story of DRAGON BALL starts from the moment Goku met Bulma. I don't really mind the Z, so long as it's understood that it's not the true beginning of the story.
I actually prefer the Goku vs Tenshinhan and Goku vs Piccolo Jr. rivalries to the Goku vs Vegeta rivalry.
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Re: Should Dragon Ball Have Stopped After Cell?
It would not have been tragic of it meant ending an oppressive schedule.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:13 amOK, but does that mean the story naturally should have ended there, or that Shueisha should have given him a longer schedule? I think the OP's question pertains to personal taste over what worked best as an ending, not whether or not the schedule was reasonable.
I mean, if we have to pick an ending I say go with the one that keeps someone from traumatizing themselves.
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I understand that Toriyama doesn't exist to serve my interests, but if Dragon Ball had stopped at Chapter 3, this forum wouldn't exist and we wouldn't be having this discussion. And again, grueling schedule or not, Toriyama genuinely had stretches where he loved worked on Dragon Ball. I'm not saying the schedule wasn't difficult or didn't do damage, but it also doesn't cancel out that some of his favorite periods working on it came later.JulieYBM wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:44 amIt would not have been tragic of it meant ending an oppressive schedule.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:13 amOK, but does that mean the story naturally should have ended there, or that Shueisha should have given him a longer schedule? I think the OP's question pertains to personal taste over what worked best as an ending, not whether or not the schedule was reasonable.
I mean, if we have to pick an ending I say go with the one that keeps someone from traumatizing themselves.
The story of DRAGON BALL starts from the moment Goku met Bulma. I don't really mind the Z, so long as it's understood that it's not the true beginning of the story.
I actually prefer the Goku vs Tenshinhan and Goku vs Piccolo Jr. rivalries to the Goku vs Vegeta rivalry.
I actually prefer the Goku vs Tenshinhan and Goku vs Piccolo Jr. rivalries to the Goku vs Vegeta rivalry.
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Except Goku made a conscious choice to stay dead. So he could have escaped fate post heart virus at any time, he just didn't.90sDBZ wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:37 pm I will say Goku dying at the end of Cell is a fitting way to close the arc, as it started with him destined to die from the virus and cheating death thanks to Trunks. It's actually kind of poetic, like he couldn't escape his fate. Still a bit too depressing to end DB that way.
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It's solid storytelling to have Goku die in both timelines but under radically different ways. Still, I don't like that as the ending for DB.
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Re: Should Dragon Ball Have Stopped After Cell?
I'll sacrifice this forum to keep Toriyama from seeing his body destroyed by years of no sleep and the physical deterioration pf having to draw for sixteen hours a day.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:49 amI understand that Toriyama doesn't exist to serve my interests, but if Dragon Ball had stopped at Chapter 3, this forum wouldn't exist and we wouldn't be having this discussion. And again, grueling schedule or not, Toriyama genuinely had stretches where he loved worked on Dragon Ball. I'm not saying the schedule wasn't difficult or didn't do damage, but it also doesn't cancel out that some of his favorite periods working on it came later.JulieYBM wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:44 amIt would not have been tragic of it meant ending an oppressive schedule.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:13 am
OK, but does that mean the story naturally should have ended there, or that Shueisha should have given him a longer schedule? I think the OP's question pertains to personal taste over what worked best as an ending, not whether or not the schedule was reasonable.
I mean, if we have to pick an ending I say go with the one that keeps someone from traumatizing themselves.
I'm not saying he didn't have fun along the way. I'm saying he shouldn't have had to traumatize himself so much that he has a physical reaction to seeing ink of all things.
I'm arguing this because I've beem doing retail for seven years and just now finished a six day week with poor sleep and 40+ hours of work and I feel lile complete dog shit. I can only imagine how much worse it was for any human creating comics.
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Well selfishly, I wouldn't. Of course I don't want the guy ruining his health, but since I'm a Dragon Ball fan and I'll likely never meet him, I'd much rather have these stories and thus this discourse than not have them.
The story of DRAGON BALL starts from the moment Goku met Bulma. I don't really mind the Z, so long as it's understood that it's not the true beginning of the story.
I actually prefer the Goku vs Tenshinhan and Goku vs Piccolo Jr. rivalries to the Goku vs Vegeta rivalry.
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Brb going to the hardware store to buy a Crucifix, nails and spray paint to color them the bi pride flag colors before nailing you to the cross for 420 years and 69 days.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:57 pm Well selfishly, I wouldn't. Of course I don't want the guy ruining his health, but since I'm a Dragon Ball fan and I'll likely never meet him, I'd much rather have these stories and thus this discourse than not have them.
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Lol yesJulieYBM wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:05 pmBrb going to the hardware store to buy a Crucifix, nails and spray paint to color them the bi pride flag colors before nailing you to the cross for 420 years and 69 days.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:57 pm Well selfishly, I wouldn't. Of course I don't want the guy ruining his health, but since I'm a Dragon Ball fan and I'll likely never meet him, I'd much rather have these stories and thus this discourse than not have them.
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The story of DRAGON BALL starts from the moment Goku met Bulma. I don't really mind the Z, so long as it's understood that it's not the true beginning of the story.
I actually prefer the Goku vs Tenshinhan and Goku vs Piccolo Jr. rivalries to the Goku vs Vegeta rivalry.
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Re: Should Dragon Ball Have Stopped After Cell?
I think a one-chapter-per-month schedule would've worked betterDemon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:13 amOK, but does that mean the story naturally should have ended there, or that Shueisha should have given him a longer schedule? I think the OP's question pertains to personal taste over what worked best as an ending, not whether or not the schedule was reasonable.
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The schedule was daunting but for the length of time and what he gained from it, I think anyone would say it was worth it.
Sure, that schedule for retail sucks, but he's a comic book artist doing what he enjoys and ended making WAY more money. There are tradeoffs in life, and lets say it did take its toll, you're telling me you wouldn't put yourself through it for any amount of money?
Sure, that schedule for retail sucks, but he's a comic book artist doing what he enjoys and ended making WAY more money. There are tradeoffs in life, and lets say it did take its toll, you're telling me you wouldn't put yourself through it for any amount of money?
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Yeah, I think we need to get back on-topic. Julie, no offense intended, but you have a habit of derailing threads quickly, especially when it gives you the opportunity to complain about capitalism. I get it, the system doesn't really work, but there's a time and a place for that sort of talk.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:13 am OK, but does that mean the story naturally should have ended there, or that Shueisha should have given him a longer schedule? I think the OP's question pertains to personal taste over what worked best as an ending, not whether or not the schedule was reasonable.
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I'm not doing anything different than anyone else in this thread just because my view on a commercial artwork is informed by a little bit of empathetic objectivity on the subject.ZeroIsOurHero wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:31 pmYeah, I think we need to get back on-topic. Julie, no offense intended, but you have a habit of derailing threads quickly, especially when it gives you the opportunity to complain about capitalism. I get it, the system doesn't really work, but there's a time and a place for that sort of talk.Demon Prince Piccolo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:13 am OK, but does that mean the story naturally should have ended there, or that Shueisha should have given him a longer schedule? I think the OP's question pertains to personal taste over what worked best as an ending, not whether or not the schedule was reasonable.
(Disclaimer: this post was originally petty as a knee-jerk reaction, but I have henceforth erased the petty one-liner).
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You aren't being objective, not in the slightest. And it's not on topic. You constantly go on tangents railing about capitalism, or what you believe capitalism is.
Cell could've been a good final villain. The idea of the final villain being a creature made from the greatest fighters in the series is interesting. But it's just an idea, and the pieces weren't put in place for it to feel like the right ending. DB isn't at its core an intergenerational story, so passing the torch doesn't feel like the right call.
Cell could've been a good final villain. The idea of the final villain being a creature made from the greatest fighters in the series is interesting. But it's just an idea, and the pieces weren't put in place for it to feel like the right ending. DB isn't at its core an intergenerational story, so passing the torch doesn't feel like the right call.
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I've always felt that the Cell ending was a great wrap-up for that era of Dragon Ball and since I've always found the Buu saga kinda superfluous outside of Vegeta's extra development and don't really like Goten & Trunks and the lack of a resolution for Gohan...yeah I think it should've ended there.
For whatever reason I kinda like the idea of the series ending with Goku dying an early death (was he even 30 yet?!) and being happy about it.
For whatever reason I kinda like the idea of the series ending with Goku dying an early death (was he even 30 yet?!) and being happy about it.
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I think the Boo saga's ending works just as well for Goku. I like the idea of the student finally becoming a master and tutoring his own student. Though I do agree that the Boo saga went on for too long and that some of the additions have felt superfluous in the long run. *Goten*jjgp1112 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:30 am I've always felt that the Cell ending was a great wrap-up for that era of Dragon Ball and since I've always found the Buu saga kinda superfluous outside of Vegeta's extra development and don't really like Goten & Trunks and the lack of a resolution for Gohan...yeah I think it should've ended there.
For whatever reason I kinda like the idea of the series ending with Goku dying an early death (was he even 30 yet?!) and being happy about it.
And, come on, we all need a little more Saiyaman in our lives.
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Do we? The joke overstayed its welcome.BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:02 amI think the Boo saga's ending works just as well for Goku. I like the idea of the student finally becoming a master and tutoring his own student. Though I do agree that the Boo saga went on for too long and that some of the additions have felt superfluous in the long run. *Goten*jjgp1112 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:30 am I've always felt that the Cell ending was a great wrap-up for that era of Dragon Ball and since I've always found the Buu saga kinda superfluous outside of Vegeta's extra development and don't really like Goten & Trunks and the lack of a resolution for Gohan...yeah I think it should've ended there.
For whatever reason I kinda like the idea of the series ending with Goku dying an early death (was he even 30 yet?!) and being happy about it.
And, come on, we all need a little more Saiyaman in our lives.
I've grown to appreciate the Buu arc more over the years as well as the ending. I'm glad it went past the Cell arc and realized making Gohan the main character was a mistake.
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yes.ABED wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:04 amDo we?BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:02 amI think the Boo saga's ending works just as well for Goku. I like the idea of the student finally becoming a master and tutoring his own student. Though I do agree that the Boo saga went on for too long and that some of the additions have felt superfluous in the long run. *Goten*jjgp1112 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 12:30 am I've always felt that the Cell ending was a great wrap-up for that era of Dragon Ball and since I've always found the Buu saga kinda superfluous outside of Vegeta's extra development and don't really like Goten & Trunks and the lack of a resolution for Gohan...yeah I think it should've ended there.
For whatever reason I kinda like the idea of the series ending with Goku dying an early death (was he even 30 yet?!) and being happy about it.
And, come on, we all need a little more Saiyaman in our lives.
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